Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-09
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Sunday school rehearsals for Christmas
are now in order.
The Renaud Bros.7 propose starting a
grocery on Green street.
Mrs. John Wilder of New Haven visited
friends here Saturday.
The snow has entirely disappeared. 1t
looks like an open winter
Rev. S. NJ. Harris preached Sunday
evening in the Methodist church.
w. II. Patno's barber shop on Green
street is doing shaving business.
II. B. Wright of Middlebury has sold
the Balduke lot to Willard Bristol.
Dr.. kidder has had neat porch built
over the side entrance to his dwelling.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins of Burlington preach
ed, Sunday, in the Congregational church.
Taylor, the illusionist, had large pa
tronage last week at the school-house
hall.
Report says that E. C. SCOTS Fulton
market is to be removed into the Gaines
block.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, rector of st. Paul's,
has been ill and was Enabled to officiate
Sunday.
The Vergennes and Ferrisburg Method
church here.
Rev. Mr. Pillsbury will preach his first
sermon as pastor of the Congregational
church the 18th inst
Geo. Kngman has added the New York
Life to the other insurance companies
for which he is agent.
News of the death of Mrs. Nathan Jaq-
uays was received here Monday evening.
She lived in Troy, N. Y.
A. T. Fields new barn, Office and
weighing facilities at the depot are pro-
crossing toward completion.
The corn festival, by the young ladies
of the Methodist church, Friday evening,
was a success. 1t netted about $40.
Charlie Dorr of Shelburne, who went
to the Pacific last October, is quite anxious
to look at the Green Mountains again.
f. c. Everest thinks of visiting Vergen-
mes in the spring. The land boom in
Pasadena shows signs of weakening.
Charlie Ferris, an attache of the Stevens
House, drew the capital prize of $40 at
the Saturday evening" exhibition of Prof.
Taylor, the wizard.
A. Graveline of Burlington was here
Saturday looking after his house and
wheelwright shop, west side of the bridge,
which are to be let.
Jas. Kelly of Wilkesbarre, Pa, former
ly of Vergennes, died Friday, at the age
of So years. He leaves two daughters
and two sons. Mr.. Kelly was much-re-
spected citizen.
The very desirable dwelling owned by
DR.. VIM. Curtis, on Main street, has been
bought by st. Paul's church for a rec
tory. Consideration, $4,000; possession
given April, 1888.
There is fine marble tablet in j.
Lyons marble shop for G.. w. Ferguson,
Starksboro. He will furnish a large
family monument of Barre granite for
Mrs. j. Goodale of Addison.
Vergennes sent L. c. Middlebrook. f.
G. Scott, j. Soledar, o. Smith and K. Nal
doom tO the stated communication of
Union Lodge No. q, F. and A. NJ, at
Middlebury, Monday evening.
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tional church elected the following Of
ficers Sunday: Superintendent, l. IL.
Smith; assistant, f. A. Goss; secretary,
Fred A. Ross; librarian, Arthur Norton.
A meeting of the legal voters of Yer
gennes is called for Monday evening, the
18th, to see if they will authorize the new
issue of bonds for the purpose of funding
the present Indebtedness of the city (out-
standing bOnds).
The carpenters have driven their last
nail in Donnelly's new tailor shop or
Green street, and soon the painters vii
surrender the handsome store and work
room to the owner. Laboeuf did tn,
carpenter work and Taber the painting